2019 Team Previews: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (11)

Written by: David Mika on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:

Brett Bealer
Dan Bowman
Dan Burns
Ed Shanley
Al Camaerei
Barry Krammes

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

2018 Record: 8-4 (6-2 EPC North)

Twitter: @esasdsouthath

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

RB- Ryan Clark
TE/LB- Eli Johnson
OT/DT- Tim Kinney
QB- Braydan Mitchell
OG- Daniel Opong-Duah
OG- Brandon Shanley
WR- Noah Goicoechea
DB- Markens Pierre
WR- Michael Long
DE- Trevon Lee
DB- Guillaume Loka

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)

Junior WR Christian Sapp
Senior WR Ansun Ruffin
Junior RB Christian Arrington
Sophomore RB Ron Blake
Senior OT Jordan Fernandez
Senior C Nick Markowski
Junior OT Myles McHugh

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)

Senior DT Brandon Boushell
Senior DB Gerrond Tanghap
Senior DB Nyree Ford-Cherry
Junior DB Christian Sapp
Junior LB Chris Cacace
Sophomore DE Ron Blake
Senior DE Nick Markowski

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Junior Kicker Hunter Gilmore

Key Newcomers: (9)

Junior WR/DB Evan Roche
Senior WR Nyree Ford-Cherry
Junior TE Chris Cacace
Senior OG Brandon Boushell
Senior QB Joe Fulmer
Junior QB Will Fish
Junior DB Vinny Doyle
Senior LB/RB Austin Miller
Junior LB Kirk Young

Key Stats: The 2018 Cavaliers concluded their season with the PIAA District XI 5A Championship.

The 2018 Cavaliers led the EPC North in scoring for the second year in a row (434 points). Gone, however, are 1,300+ yard passer Braydan Mitchell, 1,900+ yard rusher Ryan Clark, first team player Eli Johnson at TE and offensive linemen Tim Kinney, Daniel Opong-Duah, and Brandon Shanley.

The 2018 Cavalier defense allowed 21 points or less in 8 games.

2019 Offensive Outlook: The Cavalier offense will feature a very deep skill group led by Junior WR Christian Sapp. The offensive line will be led by 3 seniors: Jordan Fernandez, Nick Markowski, and Brandon Boushell. For the offense to have a successful year, the Cavaliers must rely on the conditioning of two-way players in order to keep the offense at an up-tempo pace. Young players will need to adapt quickly to the speed of a varsity-level game.

2019 Defensive Outlook: The Cavalier defense will focus on their speed and athleticism to put themselves in a position to be successful. The experienced secondary (Christian Sapp, Gerrond Tanghap, and Nyree Ford-Cherry) will anchor the defense with Brandon Boushell and Nick Markowski leading the defensive front. Junior Chris Cacace returns to linebacker. In order to be successful, the Cavalier defense must execute the game-plan and focus on communication, effort, and technique.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: Junior Kicker Hunter Gilmore returns to the Cavaliers. Hunter Gilmore is also a starter for the Cavalier soccer team. Christian Sapp will be a kick and punt returner for the Cavs with his big play capability.